A Fuzzy Similarity-Based Approach to Classify Numerically Simulated and Experimentally Detected Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Plate Defects
This paper presents an eddy current approach for testing, estimating, and classifying CFRP plate sub-surface defects, mainly due to delamination, through specific 2<i>D</i> magnetic induction field amplitude maps. These maps, showing marked fuzziness content, require the development of a...
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author | Mario Versaci Giovanni Angiulli Paolo Crucitti Domenico De Carlo Filippo Laganà Diego Pellicanò Annunziata Palumbo |
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description | This paper presents an eddy current approach for testing, estimating, and classifying CFRP plate sub-surface defects, mainly due to delamination, through specific 2<i>D</i> magnetic induction field amplitude maps. These maps, showing marked fuzziness content, require the development of a procedure based on a fuzzy approach being efficiently classified. Since similar defects produce similar maps, we propose a method based on innovative fuzzy similarity formulations. This procedure can collect maps similar to each other in particular defect classes. In addition, a low-cost analysis system, including the probe, has been implemented in hardware. The developed tool can detect and evaluate the extent of surface defects with the same performance as a hardware tool of higher specifications, and it could be fruitfully employed by airline companies to maintain aircraft in compliance with safety standards. |
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spelling | doaj.art-bc72897a744d47a1848a3405c03a4ca82023-11-23T14:50:41ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-06-012211423210.3390/s22114232A Fuzzy Similarity-Based Approach to Classify Numerically Simulated and Experimentally Detected Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Plate DefectsMario Versaci0Giovanni Angiulli1Paolo Crucitti2Domenico De Carlo3Filippo Laganà4Diego Pellicanò5Annunziata Palumbo6DICEAM Department, “Mediterranea” University, I-89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyDIIES Department, “Mediterranea” University, I-89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyCooperative TEC Spin-in, DICEAM Department, “Mediterranea” University, I-89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyCooperative TEC Spin-in, DICEAM Department, “Mediterranea” University, I-89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyCooperative TEC Spin-in, DICEAM Department, “Mediterranea” University, I-89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyCooperative TEC Spin-in, DICEAM Department, “Mediterranea” University, I-89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyMIFT Department, Messina University, I-98166 Messina, ItalyThis paper presents an eddy current approach for testing, estimating, and classifying CFRP plate sub-surface defects, mainly due to delamination, through specific 2<i>D</i> magnetic induction field amplitude maps. These maps, showing marked fuzziness content, require the development of a procedure based on a fuzzy approach being efficiently classified. Since similar defects produce similar maps, we propose a method based on innovative fuzzy similarity formulations. This procedure can collect maps similar to each other in particular defect classes. In addition, a low-cost analysis system, including the probe, has been implemented in hardware. The developed tool can detect and evaluate the extent of surface defects with the same performance as a hardware tool of higher specifications, and it could be fruitfully employed by airline companies to maintain aircraft in compliance with safety standards.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/11/4232carbon fiber-reinforced platedelaminationclassificationfuzzy similarityfinite element methodeddy currents |
spellingShingle | Mario Versaci Giovanni Angiulli Paolo Crucitti Domenico De Carlo Filippo Laganà Diego Pellicanò Annunziata Palumbo A Fuzzy Similarity-Based Approach to Classify Numerically Simulated and Experimentally Detected Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Plate Defects Sensors carbon fiber-reinforced plate delamination classification fuzzy similarity finite element method eddy currents |
title | A Fuzzy Similarity-Based Approach to Classify Numerically Simulated and Experimentally Detected Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Plate Defects |
title_full | A Fuzzy Similarity-Based Approach to Classify Numerically Simulated and Experimentally Detected Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Plate Defects |
title_fullStr | A Fuzzy Similarity-Based Approach to Classify Numerically Simulated and Experimentally Detected Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Plate Defects |
title_full_unstemmed | A Fuzzy Similarity-Based Approach to Classify Numerically Simulated and Experimentally Detected Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Plate Defects |
title_short | A Fuzzy Similarity-Based Approach to Classify Numerically Simulated and Experimentally Detected Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Plate Defects |
title_sort | fuzzy similarity based approach to classify numerically simulated and experimentally detected carbon fiber reinforced polymer plate defects |
topic | carbon fiber-reinforced plate delamination classification fuzzy similarity finite element method eddy currents |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/11/4232 |
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